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A man kicked by a police officer while being arrested for a carjacking is returning to a Detroit court to see if he'll face trial. Andrew Jackson filed a lawsuit against police after he was seen on video being kicked and punched.
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LOCAL 4 NEWS NEWS BEGINS RIGHT NOW WITH A BREAKING NEWS ALERT. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS COMING FROM NORTHWEST DETROIT TONIGHT THAT'S WHERE DETROIT POLICE CRUISER HAS CRASHED WHILE CHASING A MAN INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC ABUSE CALL.
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Eighteen months after the initial incident and a month after the trial began, a Wayne County judge declared a mistrial in the case of a St. Clair Shores police sergeant charged with armed robbery and ethnic intimidation for going into Detroit, tracking down and taking a phone that was stolen from his daughter. St. Clair Shores Police Sgt.
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The long-closed Michigan Central Depot is one of the largest and most visible historical landmarks in Detroit It is also one of the biggest eyesores. A new agreement promises to rectify that situation.
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A Detroit carjacking suspect is suing two police officers over their conduct during his arrest that was recorded by a witness. A woman recorded the arrest on her cellphone from inside her home.
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The family of a Detroit mosque leader shot 20 times by FBI agents has failed to persuade a federal court to reinstate a lawsuit against the government. An appeals court this week upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the estate of Luqman Abdullah.
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Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged Charles Bothuell IV, and his wife, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, with Torture and second degree Child Abuse . Allegations against the parents of Charlie Bothuell came on June, 2014, when Bothuell IV called the police to report his 12-year-old son missing .
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DETROIT - Opening statements are set to get underway in the trial of Raphael Hearn and Raymone Jackson, the men accused of killing a 2-year-old Inkster girl in a revenge plot. Kamiya LaShawn Gross was shot and killed on July 1 on the 30000 block of Carlyle Street.
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In 1987, when Rick Wershe was 17-year-old and known on the streets as White Boy Rick, he was arrested on drug charges and sent to prison. When he came up for parole in 2003, Kid Rock showed up at a parole hearing saying it was time to free Wershe.
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A Detroit, Mich., man, who broke the Internet with his story about walking 21 miles to and from work, abruptly moved Tuesday from his rooming house after telling police he no longer felt safe in his The move from his home of 15 years came after James Robertson , 56, received a 2015 red Ford Taurus and more than $350,000 from an online campaign as a result of his walking dedication to his suburban factory job five days a week. [He] was helped by Detroit police to move just minutes after crime-prevention specialists offered him temporary living quarters, Detroit police Capt.
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A Detroit, Mich., man, who broke the Internet with his story about walking 21 miles to and from work, abruptly moved Tuesday from his rooming house after telling police he no longer felt safe in his The move from his home of 15 years came after James Robertson , 56, received a 2015 red Ford Taurus and more than $350,000 from an online campaign as a result of his walking dedication to his suburban factory job five days a week. [He] was helped by Detroit police to move just minutes after crime-prevention specialists offered him temporary living quarters, Detroit police Capt.
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Police have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a stabbing at a bus stop at Northland Center, 21500 Northwestern Highway. According to Deputy Chief Nick Loussia, the incident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Officers were called to the scene on a report of an assault, and when they arrived, they located two victims who were suffering from stab wounds.
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Southfield police have arrested a 39-year-old man who allegedly stabbed two other men multiple times at a bus stop near Northland Mall in Southfield Saturday night According to police, the victims, a 52-year-old man and 51-year-old man from Detroit, said their alleged attacker "made several comments about his religion and asked the victims about their religious beliefs just before the assault occurred." When police arrived to the scene Saturday night, they found that the 52-year-old man had been stabbed in the head, neck and back.
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A 39-year-old man is locked up and facing charges in a knife attack on two people outside Northland Mall. The victims have reportedly told police the suspect made several comments about his religion and asked them about their religious beliefs before attacking them.
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Police Chief James Craig said charges are expected to be recommended Monday against three men in an apparent random shooting at a Detroit social hall that killed a 44-year-old man and wounded five other people. Officers still were investigating circumstances surrounding the incident at the Chalmers Community Hall on Detroit's east side, Police Chief James Craig told reporters at a news conference.
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I fell asleep in a cab and received public intoxication charge. I have been doing well on my 1 year probation. The last hearing the judge discussed letting me off early. Last night I was charged with a DUI for falling asleep at a stop light. I had a .14 BAC. How should I proceed? What is the worst case scenario? Best case scenario? Any advice? :(

Call an attorney ASAP.
You are clearly headed for an OWI charge, and possibly a probation violation on the public...

I'm getting ready to file for an Administrative Review from out of state(3rd attempt) and I thought I had all the necessary pieces for a good case. But I've found out that my AA sponsor has relapsed during an ugly divorce and got a DUI. I have a great letter of support from him, but am concerned about his credibility now. I've put in a lot of work with him over the last 18 months or so and would hate to have to start over. So what are the chances of the DLAD finding out? Would they actually call him and ask about his sobriety? If so, will this ruin my case?
Also, I haven't been getting an attendance sheet signed because I'm involved in a group where we are all close. Are support letters indicating my weekly AA attendance enough or is it better to get signatures for previous meetings?

You are not required to to attend AA. The Administrative rules says a petitioner may present evidence of a structured...

Currently on probation for dui & Subject to random urine testing. No violations. Everything was going smoothly following the requirements. Suddenly get a letter in the mail saying I must attend weekend and holiday breath testing. This was not on my original terms of probation agreement I made between myself, my attorney and the judge. Fast forward, I've missed a few breathe tests. I didn't have time or warning to adjust my llifestyle or work schedule to meet scheduled test times consistently. Ofcourse my p.o could care less and has violated me once for missing, and I'm at risk of a second violation for missing another. I have valid reasons for.missing but they're just excuses to the judge. My question is how can they just amend my original terms without a sanction or previous violation.

If your freedom is valuable to you, it's worth hiring an attorney. There may or may not be a legal challenge available...

My first dui offense in Michigan. I am on probation for a year. I have an interlock device on my car. I just got a letter saying I had a failed test. There is no way I failed this test because I have not drank alcohol. I have had to retake tests from not blowing right..how do I prove this? and am I going to have to serve 90 days and lose my job?

Are they saying you failed the test because it detected alcohol, or because it was not administered properly due to not...

My father in law was arrested for a DUI after a traffic stop.
At a hearing, the Judge ruled that he was improperly arrested because Miranda rights were not given. The Judge ordered any and all statements and admissions be not allowed & used against him.
The Miranda violation came immediately at the stop & BEFORE he did the tests.
He did fine on most of his field tests, but one part looks questionable. Most of the tests were verbal, but one was a walking exercise.
Does the sobriety test fall under the Judge's Order that all admissions and statements can't be used at trial? Again, most of the testing was verbal exercises, so it seems to me that they are statements/admissions, plus I read the penalty for Miranda Rights violations is the "Fruit of Poisonous Tree Doctrine".

Field sobriety exercises are not considered to be statements, and are not subject to suppression as a result of the...